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Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth’s core deepens understanding of planet’s magnetic field

A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometres beneath our feet within Earth’s liquid core has been discovered by ANU scientists, providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet’s magnetic field.

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Monday, 13 Feb 2017
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Humans are causing the climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces, new research co-led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found.

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Friday, 10 Feb 2017
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Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have controlled wave-generated currents to make previously unimaginable liquid materials.

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Monday, 06 Feb 2017
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The ANU, the ACT Minister for Health and the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) have launched a new robotic system to fast-track the development of new drugs to fight cancer and other diseases.

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Friday, 03 Feb 2017

ANU physicists are set to play a prominent role in a revolution in medical scanning.

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Thursday, 02 Feb 2017
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People who work more than 39 hours a week are putting their health at risk, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found. 

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Wednesday, 01 Feb 2017

The ANU has been named in the top 10 of the world's most international universities

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Wednesday, 01 Feb 2017
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Victoria's faunal emblem the Leadbeater's Possum and other species will become extinct within about 30 years unless clear-fell logging stops in Victoria's Mountain Ash forests, new research based on 30 years of monitoring the forests has found.

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Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017
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ANU researcher Dr Sarang Kim has received the Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care from the Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Research Foundation for her project Dementia Stigma Reduction

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Monday, 30 Jan 2017
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Three ANU postgraduate science students have received a financial boost that will enable them to do further research into their areas of expertise for the next three years.

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